Last week we hosted a clinic in Ocean View during their last week of holidays. Unlike the clinics in December (and forthcoming) where we invited specific kids for a specific purpose, this clinic was just for fun and open to anybody. We tried to mostly have kids from 10-13, but we had a few younger than that and some older ones. The clinic was 2 days and we had about 35 kids each day. That's bigger than the clinics we hosted during the World Cup, so our influence must be growing.
We focused on 2 ideas during the two days: protecting the things you value and improving the things that are before you. Those themes led both our devotions and our soccer training. Here are some pics of the clinic.
Looks like I'm getting into it.
This is Connor, and his crazy hair. Keano trying to defend.
We were blessed to have 4 volunteers from Elon University for the clinic. They are in South Africa for most of January for a winter-term trip. They do a lot of touring and learning but for 2 days they do 'internships' in all sorts of areas. Ubuntu is becoming the sought after internship for the group! It's awesome getting to expose them to our work and the kids we love. These 4 fit right in and did a GREAT job of engaging the kids.
Jessie (from Charlotte), Jacob (from Raleigh), Hannah, and Casey with Coach Treswill
We hope each January to keep having friends from Elon visiting us. They have been a great pleasure the last 2 years and I know it's been a fantastic learning experience for them!
Casey
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